Well done to those who organised it, I went week one to see the course etc, I was a little hungover to actually run but will do next week. It looked very well organised considering it was the first week.

The page is not on www.parkrun.com and you cannot choose it as your home run yet.

You can register with another local run (Woodbank or Bramhall) until it is up. I am told it will be up with a week or two to go.

As for parking, I will be encouraging people to walk, cycle, run, use public transport and car share. There is parking over the road and the station overflow which has loads of spaces on a Saturday morning. Everyone will be gone by 10 am.

Feel free if you have any questions. This event is for everyone in the Marple community and really is open to all.

"Home Run - We ask all runners where their home run is, because we like to know where our new runners are likely to be each week, and it also helps us to identify you. But you can still run at whichever event you want, whenever you want."

You're right - you can select another run e.g. "Woodbank" to register and change it to "Marple" when it becomes available to make this your 'Home'.

The first ever Marple parkrun will be held on Saturday 26 May at 9am in Brabyns Park and then every Saturday thereafter.

parkrun is a a free, timed, 5k run and ANYONE can join in. It is open to all in the community and parkruns get people of all ages and abilities. It is part of a world-wide phenemenon which has grown from 1 park in London in 2004 to over 120 worldwide, including over 100 in the UK alone.

Runners need to register at www.parkrun.com, print off their barcode and turn up. When they cross the finishing line, they get their barcode scanned and their time is recorded and emailed/texted to them within a few hours.

It is run by volunteers and we ask that each runner volunteers three times a year. Volunteering roles include marshalling, timing and scanning barcodes. Volunteering really engenders the community spirit.

It must also be said that Marple parkrun would not be happening without initial funding from Stockport NHS.

This is the third parkrun in the Stockport area, with Bramhall Park and Woodbank Park already well established.

Marple parkrun has a facebook page with more information, including the route through Brabyns Park here: